Bathroom fixture



Dec. 31, 1929.l

H. w. swARTz BATH ROOM FIXTURE Filed NOV. 17. 1928 I gwuvmto'a: H

Patented Dec. 31, 1929 HOWARD w. swARrrz, or GALESBURG, IIiLINOIs I i"BATHROOM FIXTURE Application filed November 17, 1928. SerialNo.320,191.

My invention relates "to bath room fixtures and contemplates theprovision of an accessory to the ordinary bath room appliances in thenature of asmall apparatus employing a spray container for an antisepticmouth wash and holder for the same, inclu-ding means for operating thespraying device comprising an air compressor and iiexible tubeconnection to the container for the mouth wash.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an apparatus of thischaracter that canbe readily and conveniently installed in the bath roomof a private dwelling, hotel,

Pullman coach, and other structures in which a Vroom for toilet purposesis provided whereby to` furnishmeans for washing out the mouth for theproper careof the teeth in `preventing pyorrha and other diseases of thegums as well as mouth and teeth diseases.

A further obj ect of my inventionis to provide a" bath room fixture orapparatus for `sprayingthe mouth with an antiseptic liquid t which canbe readily installed in the wall of a building already constructed,especially where `the wall is in the form of ahollow partition so thatthe several parts can be lo cated in the partition between thestuddingwith the wall fixture supporting theremovable mouth spraying devicelocated above the washbowl into which it will be convenient to dischargethe antiseptic liquid `from the mouth` in theuse of the appartusWiththese principal objects in view my invention consists primarilyin aninset wall fixture for bath rooms to receive and support y a sprayingcontainer together with means for foperating the sprayingdeviceincluding an aircompressor and flexible tubing"cooperating with saidwall fixture, all as hereinafter fully described and specifically setforth in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure l is a vertical sectional view showing theapparatus installed in the wall of a bath room,

. ig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view `of the fixture whichsupports the container and parts of the appara tus cooperatingtherewith, and

like s Fig. 3 is a front elevation of said fixture.

In carrying out my invention I employ a fixture l0 adapted to beinserted in an open- Ing in the wall of a building in which theapparatus is to be installed, said wall fixture being preferably in theform of a casting box-like in shape to present a recess or housing openat its front end with a rear wall l2, a bottomlB inclined downwardlyfrom said rear wall, and a surrounding frame 14 extended at its lowerend to receive an element of the apparatus. The upper end of the box-`the drawings and the surrounding frame or front portion thereof linishedin any desired ornamental design with screw holes 15 for securing thefixture in place. In order that the housing or recess formedby the xturemay receive and support the container or bottle having a sprayingattachment the bottom wallV 13 is provided with an opening 16 throughwhich the body portion 17 of said bottle is passed `for supporting thebottle from the enlarged spraying attachment 18 lixed to the upper endthereof and which rests upon the bottom wall or a rubber gasket 19fitted in the opening to serve as a cushion. Cooperating with the bottlereceiving opening and located in proximity to the same there is anopening 2() in the rear wall through which a flexible tube 21 extendsfrom the valve 22 of the spraying deviceof the bottle and is connectedto an air compressor 23, for forcingair through said spraying device,and for supporting the tube in the rear -of the fixture above theopening 20 a one-way coupling 24 is secured to the rear wall l2 andprovided with nipples 242L and 24th `to one of which said tube isattached, while to the other is attached a pipe 25 leading from the airi compressor. Furthermore, the downwardly extended frame or frontportion of the fixture is provided with an electric switch 26, of aconventional type for controlling the circuit to the air compressor, thelatter including i an electric motor (not shown) by which air is forcedthrough the pipe 25 and tube`21 xture may be ,also 4inclinedas shown inunder a certain pressure, as for instance ifteen to twenty-five pounds.

It will be understood that the spraying device of the bottle containingthe mouth wash is of the usual type in which the air is forced into thecap at one side thereof to draw the liquid from the bottle and dischargeit in the form of a sprav out of the nozzle 27, and as the aircompressor is also of a conventional type I make no claim to either ofthese elements per se but to their association with other elements ofthe apparatus, consequently different types of spraying bottles and aircompressors may be used without affecting the desired result.

When the apparatus is used as an accessory to a bathroom where the \vall is in the form of a partition having studding 2S it is installed asshown in Fig. 1, the wall fixture l() being set in an opening in thewall between the studding at a suitable elevation above the washbowl Aand below the medicine cabinet B, and the air compressor located at adistance below said wall fixture to provide space for the fiexibletubing which is connected to the spraying device, said air compressorbeing supported on cross pieces 29, and it will e noted that by thisinstallation the only part of the apparatus showing in the bath room isvthe fixture l() which provides the recess in the wall to receive thebottle containing the mouth wash and provide for feeding the flexibletubing to and from the housing space as well as a support for thecoupling by which said tubing is connected to the pipe leading to theair compressor.

By the construction and arrangement hereinbefore described I provide a'simple and compact apparatus that can be readily installed in a bathroom or lavatory to provide means for the proper care of the mouth aswell as through cleaning of the teeth, the bottle containing theantiseptic mouth wash being supported in a recess in the wall andconnected to an electrically operated air pump or compressor by aflexible tube Vpermitting the bottle to be withdrawn and the requiredmanipulation of the same in directing the spray from the nozzle of thespraying device into the mouth of the user. In using the bottlecontaining the antiseptic mouth wash and having the spraying attachmentthe shape of the bottle affords afirm grip and the spraying attachmentbeing longer than the 4body of the bottle provides a shoulder to preventthe bottle from slipping out of the hand, and of course the valve 22 maybe manipulated by a finger of the hand holding the bottle so as tocontrol the fiow of air from the electric air pump or compressorcontrolled by the switch v26. After using the bottle it is returned tothe wall fixture by inserting it in the recess 16 in the bottom of therecess formed thereby, the tube slipping through the opening 2O in therear wall of said fixture so as to be housed in the space in the wall ofthe bath room between the wall fixture and air pump or compresser.

From the foregoing description in connec tion with the accompanyingdrawings it will be readily seen that I provide a bath room or lavatorywith an accessory for using a spray in cleansing the mouth with anantiseptic, and in which the fiow of air for the spraying device isfurnished by an electrically operated air compressor controlled by theelectric switch, it being understood that the air com pressor is of thattype by which the pressure will not exceed 25 pounds and consequentlyregulate the force of the spray so that it will not be harmful to theoral cavity.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In combination with a hollow wall, of an apparat-us for use inconnection with a bottle containing a mouth wash and having a sprayingattachment, said apparatus comprising a wall fixture inset in the wallto form a recess therein, means for supporting the bottle in the recess,an opening through said fixture, and a pipe coupling on the rear wall ofthefixture above said opening, together with an air compressor in thewall below the wall fixture to leave an intermediate space, a pipeconnecting the air compressor to the pipe coupling, and a flexible tubeextending from the spraying attachment of the bottle through theaforesaid opening and connected to said pipe coupling, the tube beinghoused in the space betweenV the wall fixture and air compressor.

2. In combination with 'a hollow wall, of an apparatus for use inconnection with a bottlecontaining 4a mouth wash and having a sprayingattachment, said appartus comprising a wall fixture inset in the wall toform a recess therein, means for supporting the bottle in the recess, anopening through said fixture, and a pipe coupling on the rear wall ofthe fixture a ove said opening, together with an electrically operatedair compressor in the wall below the fixture to leave an intermediatespace, a pipe connecting the air compressor to the pipe coupling, aflexible tube extending from the spraying attachment of the bottlethrough the aforesaid opening and connected to said pipe coupling, thetube being housed in the space between the wall fixture and aircompressor, and an electric I switch carried by the wall fixture tocontrol the operation of the electric air compressor.

3. A bathroom wall fixture for use in connection with a bottle having aspraying attachment connected by exble tube with an air compressor, com)rising a box-like casting forming a recess witii an opening through thebottom of the fixture to receive and support the bottle, and an openingthrough the fixture adjoining the bottle through which the flexible tubeis extended from the spraying attachment on said bottle, a pipe couplingon the rear wall of the fixture for connection of the flexible tube andair compressor to said fixture, and an electric switch on the front ofthe fixture to control the operation of the air compressor.

4. A bath room wall fixture to receive and support a bottle having aspraying attachment, comprising a box-like structure forming a recessopen at its front end with a frame surrounding said recess, the bottomof the recess being inclined forwardly and downwardly and provided withan openlng therethrough, an opening in the rear wall of the fixtureadjacent the aforesaid opening, and an electric switch attached to theframe of the fixture. t

5. A bathroom wall fixture to receive and support a bottle having aspraying attachment, comprising a box-like structure forming a recessopen at its front end with a frame surrounding said recess, the bottomof the recess being inclined forwardly and downwardly and provided withan opening therethrough, an opening in the rear wall of the xtureadjacent the aforesaid opening, an electric switch attached to the frameat the front of said fixture, and a pipe coupling attached to the rearwall of the fixture.

HOWARD W. SWARTZ.

